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the herceptin ..in your case is just the delivery mechanism. much like your car is when u drive to the doctor office.. its the toxin.. the dm1 portion that is helping to kill the cancer cells now.. herceptin alone only yields response rates of 20-25% for a short period of time.. early results of the trastuzumab-dm1 are showing stable disease and partial response of 80% in the original phase 1 trial. the goal of the drug is to extend life beyond what herceptin + chemo originally did...
i dont know for sure but i think the four months you were on herceptin-dm1 may qualify as a treatment success.. but that is for genentech to decide. good luck .. the docs still have more options regarding your liver mets.. hopefully surgery can be an option. if the mets are small...
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